Sam got to open his "Big Present" last night. He absolutely LOVES his new OLPC XO. He's even named it "Mr. Laptop"! :)

One of my main motivations for creating this blog is to discuss our experiences with the one of the most sought after bits of tech gear going right now, the OLPC XO laptop. I was able to get an order in early in their Give One, Get One program and Sam's laptop arrived on Tuesday afternoon. Sam doesn't yet know that he's getting this machine, though he's been rather vocal about the fact that he needs a new computer after his aging old purple iMac died a few months ago.

What is a SalmonDad? Well, it’s a bit of a long story, but it boils down to this….